- UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AT 4:25 p.m.: County Commissioner Bart Beard arrested (Local News ~ 08/27/09)
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David Charles Johnson
(Obituary ~ 08/27/09)
David Charles Johnson, 68, of Linton, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 due to an accident involving his light sport aircraft, "The Red Baron". Dave was born in Sterling, CO to David S and Nema M. Johnson, on Sept. 14, 1940. He married Dianne Henslee Johnson on June 24, 1978...
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Veeda May Collins
(Obituary ~ 08/27/09)
Veeda May Collins, 73, of Linton, passed away at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Linton, the daughter of Leo "Dugan" and Eva (Risher) Flynn. She worked as an accountant at General Electric, Rice's Building Supply in Linton, Peabody Coal Company and Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle. She was a member of the Linton First Baptist Church and was a 1953 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School...
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Crane Army employees win big prize for cost-saviing ideas
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
CRANE -- It is nicknamed Beny Suggs, short for Beneficial Suggestion Program, and thanks to this program two Crane Army Ammunition Activity employees are enjoying a nice bonus in money for their ingenuity. Crane Army employees James Gardner of Milltown and William Jackson of rural Springville each received separate cash awards and certificates of achievements for their suggestions to the program that saved the Army a considerable amount of money...
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David, Vickie Gatz to celebrate 25th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/27/09)
Mr. and Mrs. David Gatz will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Sept. 1. Mrs. Gatz is the former Miss Vickie Keller of Jasonville. The late Rev. Harold Keller married them Sept. 1, 1984 in an outdoor ceremony in Linton. Mr. and Mrs. Gatz are the parents of Shane Gatz and Melissa Abbott. They are the proud grandparents of Brandi Abbott, Jenna Ellis, Kortney Abbott, and Macey Abbott...
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Special prosecutor appointed in Beard case
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
Senior Prosecutor Barry Brown of Bloomington has been appointed to serve as a special prosecutor in the investigation into allegations against Greene County Commissioner Bart Beard. Beard was arrested early Thursday and booked into Greene County Jail on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. He was released Thursday afternoon after posting 10 percent of a $1,000 bond...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/27/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included three follow-up investigations, two requests for information only, one civil complaint, two transports of documentation, five medical/illness, four animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one extra patrol, two thefts-other and 12 traffic stops...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/27/09)
White River Valley Board The WRV School Board will meet in special session at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 in the administrative center. Jasonville Mayor's Ride set for Saturday The First Annual Jasonville Mayor's Ride is set for Saturday. The event -- aside from the ride through a 93-mile scenic route in the Wabash Valley -- will feature food, live music, games, raffle prizes and a chance to gather in the Jasonville City Park for a festive community gathering. ...
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Monty A. Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/27/09)
Monty A. Brown, 64, of Linton, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at the Martin County Health in Loogootee. He was born in Davenport, Iowa on July 16, 1945, the son of Taylor and Eunice (Beadle) Brown. He was a 1963 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired in 1990 from the U.S. Postal Service and on Aug. 7, 2009 from R & R Trucking. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post in Washington...
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Blanton announces study committee appointments
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
State Rep. Sandy Blanton (D-Orleans) announced Wednesday that she will be adhering to a busy legislative schedule during the summer and fall months, serving on five study committees that will explore various policy issues before the General Assembly reconvenes in 2010...
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STARTING OVER: Woman's life turned upside down
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
This is the first in a two-part series Linton resident Susan McDonald sat outside in her driveway in a lawn chair Wednesday and watched every one of her personal possessions being thrown in a roll-off dumpster. It was painful and emotional day for her, but necessary...
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Lady Bulldogs slip to 0-4
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/09)
The Union (Dugger) volleyball team remained winless on the season with a 25-16, 25-6, 25-8 loss to South Knox on the road Thursday night. The loss drops the Lady Bulldogs to 0-4 on the season. "South Knox is a pretty good team, the have some girls with some size to them," Lady Bulldogs head coach Nikki McCoy said. "But we were trying some new things tonight and I think we have found the rotation that we want now."...
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Phegley finishes third
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/09)
The Union (Dugger) High School boys cross country team started the season by competing in the Sullivan Invitational Thursday. Jake Phegley paced the Bulldogs by placing third overall in the small school division. His time was 17 minutes, 42.1 seconds...
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Lady Miner varsity wins again
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/09)
Linton-Stockton improved to 4-1 with a 25-12, 25-12, 25-14 victory over host Washington Catholic Thursday night in a high school volleyball match. It marked the return of the Samantha Butt, who had missed the first four matches with an ankle injury. She finished with five digs, eight kills and she was 5 of 6 serving with one ace...
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Lady Cards, T-Birds repeat at county cross country invitational
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/09)
The Bloomfield girls and Eastern Greene boys repeated as team champions at the Greene County Cross Country Invitational at White River Valley High School Thursday. Bloomfield sophomore Julie Riggins repeated as individual champion in the girls race and Shakamak senior Drew Gambill also won for the second year in a row in the boys race...
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Board okays Bloomfield parent-teacher conferences
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
It's official, the Bloomfield School District will hold parent-teacher conferences this school year. The agreement was approved in a 6-0 vote by the Bloomfield School Board on Thursday. School Superintendent Dan Sichting's recommendation explained, "Last spring, Indiana State School Superintendent Tony Bennett announced the expiration of an administrative rule allowing school districts\ to 'bank time' to hold parent-teacher conferences and professional development activities."...
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Lady Lakers win another SWIAC match
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/09)
Shakamak's volleyball team remained undefeated in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 25-22, 25-15, 25-15 victory over North Daviess in a high school match at Elnora Thursday night. The Lady Lakers are 5-1 overall, 2-0 in the SWIAC. "The girls did well tonight," said Shakamak coach Jeri Morin. "We came out pretty flat, but they stepped it up."...
- Pamela R. Nielson (Obituary ~ 08/27/09)
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NEWLY UPDATED BREAKING NEWS: Greencastle man dead following head-on State Road 67 crash; young Worthington man taken to Wishard Hospital
(Local News ~ 08/27/09)
A Putnam County man is dead and a Worthington resident was taken by a medical helicopter to Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment following a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on State Road 67 -- near the Greene-Owen county line. Brandon T. Goebel, 31, of Greencastle, died in the collision when his 2000 Hyundai, which was traveling north on State Road 67, struck a southbound 2001 Honda passenger car, driven by 22-year-old Benjamin E. Neeley, of Worthington.
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